Cisco Security Advisory: Cisco Call Manager Privilege Escalation
Advisory ID: cisco-sa-20060118-ccmpe
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20060118-ccmpe.shtml
Revision 1.0
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For Public Release 2006 January 18 1600 UTC (GMT)
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Contents
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Summary
Affected Products
Details
Impact
Software Versions and Fixes
Workarounds
Obtaining Fixed Software
Exploitation and Public Announcements
Status of This Notice: FINAL
Distribution
Revision History
Cisco Security Procedures
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Summary
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Cisco CallManager (CCM) is the software-based call-processing
component of the Cisco IP telephony solution which extends enterprise
telephony features and functions to packet telephony network devices
such as IP phones, media processing devices, voice-over-IP (VoIP)
gateways, and multimedia applications. Cisco CallManager versions
with Multi Level Administration (MLA) enabled may be vulnerable to
privilege escalations, which may result in read-only users gaining
administrative access.
Cisco has made free software available to address this vulnerability
for affected customers. There are workarounds available to mitigate
the effects of the vulnerability.
This advisory is posted at
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20060118-ccmpe.shtml.
Affected Products
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Vulnerable Products
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These Cisco CallManager versions with Multi Level Administration
(MLA) enabled are vulnerable:
* Cisco CallManager 3.2 and earlier
* Cisco CallManager 3.3, versions earlier than 3.3(5)SR1
* Cisco CallManager 4.0, versions earlier than 4.0(2a)SR2c
* Cisco CallManager 4.1, versions earlier than 4.1(3)SR2
No other Cisco products are currently known to be affected by these
vulnerabilities.
Complete this procedure to check if Multi Level Administration is
enabled:
1. Access CCM Administration with this URL: http:///ccmadmin,
where specifies the IP address or name of
the Cisco CallManager server.
2. Choose User > Access Rights > Configure MLA Parameters. The MLA
Enterprise Parameter Configuration page displays.
3. MLA is enabled if the Enable MultiLevelAdmin enterprise parameter
is set to True.
Details
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An administrative user with read-only permission can use a crafted
URL on the CCMAdmin web page to escalate privileges to a full
administrative level. This vulnerability applies to users who are
authenticated to the read-only administrative level. Users with no
administrative access and users with full administrative permissions
continue to work as expected.
Administrative users with access privilege Read Only should not be
confused with the standard User Group named "Read Only" which is
created at installation. For further details on user groups and
assigning access privileges, please refer to this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps556/products_administration_guide_chapter09186a00803ed6ea.html#wp1022471.
* CSCef75361, CSCsb12765, CSCsb88649, CSCsc26275?CCMAdmin Read Only
User Can Escalate Privileges
Impact
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Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in privilege
escalation where read-only administrative users can gain full
administrative privileges and create, delete, or reset devices.
Software Versions and Fixes
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When considering software upgrades, also consult
http://www.cisco.com/go/psirt and any subsequent advisories to
determine exposure and a complete upgrade solution.
In all cases, customers should exercise caution to be certain the
devices to be upgraded contain sufficient memory and that current
hardware and software configurations will continue to be supported
properly by the new release. If the information is not clear, contact
the Cisco Technical Assistance Center ("TAC") or your contracted
maintenance provider for assistance.
Each row of the Cisco CallManager software table (below) describes a
release train which will address all of the vulnerabilities mentioned
in this advisory. If a given release train is vulnerable, then the
earliest possible releases that contain the fixes (the "First Fixed
Release") and the anticipated date of availability for each are
listed in the "Engineering Special," "Service Release," and
"Maintenance Release" columns. A device running a Cisco CallManager
release in the given train that is earlier than the release in a
specific column (less than the First Fixed Release listed in the
Engineering Special or Special Release column) is known to be
vulnerable to one or more issues. The Cisco CallManager should be
upgraded at least to the indicated release or a later version
(greater than or equal to the First Fixed Release label).
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| Version | Engineering | Service | Maintenance Release |
| | Special | Release | |
|---------------+---------------+---------------+----------------------|
| 3.2 and | | | migrate to 3.3 or |
| earlier | | | later |
|---------------+---------------+---------------+----------------------|
| 3.3 | 3.3(5)ES30 | 3.3(5)SR1a | no release planned |
|---------------+---------------+---------------+----------------------|
| 4.0 | 4.0(2a)ES62 | 4.0(2a)SR2c | no release planned |
|---------------+---------------+---------------+----------------------|
| 4.1 | 4.1(2)ES55 | 4.1(3)SR2 | no release planned |
| | 4.1(3)ES32 | | |
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Workarounds
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It is possible to eliminate the ability for an attacker to escalate
privileges from Read Only to Full Access without applying the service
release by not using the Read Only access privilege, but instead only
using the No Access or Full Access privileges. This is not an ideal
solution, but can provide a temporary workaround.
For detailed instructions on configuring the privileges for a User
Group within Cisco CallManager 4.1(3) see the Multilevel
Administration Access Configuration (
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps556/products_administration_guide_chapter09186a00803ed6ea.html#wp1022609)
section of the Cisco CallManager Administration Guide (
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps556/products_administration_guide_book09186a00803be4ec.html).
Obtaining Fixed Software
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Cisco has made free software available to address this vulnerability
for affected customers. Prior to deploying software, customers should
consult their maintenance provider or check the software for feature
set compatibility and known issues specific to their environment.
Customers may only install and expect support for the feature sets
they have purchased. By installing, downloading, accessing or
otherwise using such software upgrades, customers agree to be bound
by the terms of Cisco's software license terms found at
http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-license-agreement.html, or as otherwise
set forth at Cisco.com Downloads at
http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/sw-usingswc.shtml.
Do not contact either "psirt@cisco.com" or "security-alert@cisco.com"
for software upgrades.
Customers with Service Contracts
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Customers with contracts should obtain upgraded software through
their regular update channels. For most customers, this means that
upgrades should be obtained through the Software Center on Cisco's
worldwide website at http://www.cisco.com.
Customers using Third-party Support Organizations
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Customers whose Cisco products are provided or maintained through
prior or existing agreement with third-party support organizations
such as Cisco Partners, authorized resellers, or service providers
should contact that support organization for guidance and assistance
with the appropriate course of action in regards to this advisory.
The effectiveness of any workaround or fix is dependent on specific
customer situations such as product mix, network topology, traffic
behavior, and organizational mission. Due to the variety of affected
products and releases, customers should consult with their service
provider or support organization to ensure any applied workaround or
fix is the most appropriate for use in the intended network before it
is deployed.
Customers without Service Contracts
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Customers who purchase direct from Cisco but who do not hold a Cisco
service contract and customers who purchase through third-party
vendors but are unsuccessful at obtaining fixed software through
their point of sale should get their upgrades by contacting the Cisco
Technical Assistance Center (TAC). TAC contacts are as follows.
* +1 800 553 2447 (toll free from within North America)
* +1 408 526 7209 (toll call from anywhere in the world)
* e-mail: tac@cisco.com
Have your product serial number available and give the URL of this
notice as evidence of your entitlement to a free upgrade. Free
upgrades for non-contract customers must be requested through the
TAC.
Refer to http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/687/Directory/DirTAC.shtml
for additional TAC contact information, including special localized
telephone numbers and instructions and e-mail addresses for use in
various languages.
Exploitation and Public Announcements
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The Cisco PSIRT is not aware of any public announcements or malicious
use of the vulnerability described in this advisory.
This vulnerability was reported to Cisco by CNLabs of Switzerland.
Status of This Notice: FINAL
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Distribution
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This advisory is posted on Cisco's worldwide website at
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20060118-ccmpe.shtml.
In addition to worldwide web posting, a text version of this notice
is clear-signed with the Cisco PSIRT PGP key and is posted to the
following e-mail and Usenet news recipients.
* cust-security-announce@cisco.com
* first-teams@first.org
* bugtraq@securityfocus.com
* vulnwatch@vulnwatch.org
* cisco@spot.colorado.edu
* cisco-voip@puck.nether.net
* full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk
* comp.dcom.sys.cisco@newsgate.cisco.com
Future updates of this advisory, if any, will be placed on Cisco's
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encouraged to check the above URL for any updates.
Revision History
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| Revision | | Initial |
| 1.0 | 2006-January-18 | Public |
| | | Release. |
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Cisco Security Procedures
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